Loser to Sen. Thad Cochran files appeal arguments
Source: AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A defeated Senate candidate argues a Mississippi judge was wrong to dismiss his lawsuit that sought to overturn his Republican primary loss to incumbent Thad Cochran.
Attorneys for the tea party-backed candidate, Chris McDaniel, filed legal arguments late Thursday with the Mississippi Supreme Court.
The arguments mirror what attorneys had said before Judge Hollis McGehee dismissed McDaniel's lawsuit last month. McDaniel says current state law does not specify a deadline for a candidate to challenge a primary loss.
McGehee had agreed with Cochran's attorneys in saying state law sets a timeline and McDaniel waited too long to challenge results of the June 24 Republican primary runoff.
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Meanwhile, Clarionledger.com reports:
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood said the AG's policy is to neither confirm nor deny the issuance of a grand jury subpoena or related investigation. But she said in general, regarding subpoenas, "anyone who fails to follow an order to appear in court can be held in contempt of court."
It appears any grand jury investigation would be into whether people lied about vote buying rather than the vote buying allegations.
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